Strange News
Flipping through the Dallas Morning News this morning:
Okay, this big wedding is planned in Georgia somewhere. 14 attendants and 600 people or something like that. The bride gets "cold feet" and then apparently hits Vegas and winds up in New Mexico concocting some story about a kidnapping and such. Hey Jennifer, next time, how about just communicating what's going on in your brain to your fiance so my tax dollars don't have to pay for your first-class flight back to Georgia, free F.B.I. hat and teddy bear they gave you.
Two teenagers went out on their sailboat despite the posted wind warnings for small craft. They couldn't control their craft and spent 6 days on the open water. I'm glad they're okay (a bit of dehydration and severe sunburn), but, fellas, again, a lot of government money was used looking for you both when you could've just stayed in the dock and played X-Box at home that afternoon.
So, this teenager gets arrested for breaking a noise ordinance in Louisiana...his kickin' and thumpin' stereo got him into trouble several times. He gets a ticket, but misses his court appearance. He gets pulled over again for kickin' and thumpin' and the warrant for missing his court date shows up and he spends the night in jail. The judge, brilliantly, gives him a court order to remove all non-factory installed radio parts from his pick-up truck. The kid said, "The sentence isn't going to stop me playing music. I love my music." Nobody said you had to stop playing your music, but I don't know if you know this, Calvin, but if you saw a cop or maybe were in a residential area you could just, ummm, I dunno, turn it down for a few seconds maybe?
The state legislator from Houston, Rep. Al Edwards, is sponsoring legislation that will cut state funding to schools that do not discipline cheerleaders, dance teams, or drama students for performances that were too sexually suggestive. Here are some real, live quotes from him:
"I've been at functions, and I've seen the girls dance provocatively--sexually oriented stuff. What they're doing is unacceptable, inappropriate and it's a distraction from learning, reading, writing and getting a good education." Funny, Mr. Edwards, but, I didn't know that a going to a pep rally, seeing a halftime show or attending a school play were places kids were "learning, reading, & writing." I thought those were more, say, EXTRA-curricular activities designed to give students a more well-rounded education experience.
One more I can't let go: "Our young folk are getting involved with sex very early in life. Our youth are getting infected with herpes, AIDS, they drop out of school, have babies, no education, no way to support themselves, and they take whatever mediocre job they can find. We've been to busy to take the time out to do what we need to do for our young people." Ummm. Mr. Edwards, I'm not sure if you've looked into your health education curriculum, but the last time I checked, cheerleading did not cause herpes, AIDS, truancy, and/or unwed motherhood. Officially, for the record, Mr. Edwards, you're WAY off base here, for a myriad of reasons.
Lesson for today, everybody: Please follow the Golden Rule. It'll save us all a lot of time, money, energy and hassle.
Flipping through the Dallas Morning News this morning:
Okay, this big wedding is planned in Georgia somewhere. 14 attendants and 600 people or something like that. The bride gets "cold feet" and then apparently hits Vegas and winds up in New Mexico concocting some story about a kidnapping and such. Hey Jennifer, next time, how about just communicating what's going on in your brain to your fiance so my tax dollars don't have to pay for your first-class flight back to Georgia, free F.B.I. hat and teddy bear they gave you.
Two teenagers went out on their sailboat despite the posted wind warnings for small craft. They couldn't control their craft and spent 6 days on the open water. I'm glad they're okay (a bit of dehydration and severe sunburn), but, fellas, again, a lot of government money was used looking for you both when you could've just stayed in the dock and played X-Box at home that afternoon.
So, this teenager gets arrested for breaking a noise ordinance in Louisiana...his kickin' and thumpin' stereo got him into trouble several times. He gets a ticket, but misses his court appearance. He gets pulled over again for kickin' and thumpin' and the warrant for missing his court date shows up and he spends the night in jail. The judge, brilliantly, gives him a court order to remove all non-factory installed radio parts from his pick-up truck. The kid said, "The sentence isn't going to stop me playing music. I love my music." Nobody said you had to stop playing your music, but I don't know if you know this, Calvin, but if you saw a cop or maybe were in a residential area you could just, ummm, I dunno, turn it down for a few seconds maybe?
The state legislator from Houston, Rep. Al Edwards, is sponsoring legislation that will cut state funding to schools that do not discipline cheerleaders, dance teams, or drama students for performances that were too sexually suggestive. Here are some real, live quotes from him:
"I've been at functions, and I've seen the girls dance provocatively--sexually oriented stuff. What they're doing is unacceptable, inappropriate and it's a distraction from learning, reading, writing and getting a good education." Funny, Mr. Edwards, but, I didn't know that a going to a pep rally, seeing a halftime show or attending a school play were places kids were "learning, reading, & writing." I thought those were more, say, EXTRA-curricular activities designed to give students a more well-rounded education experience.
One more I can't let go: "Our young folk are getting involved with sex very early in life. Our youth are getting infected with herpes, AIDS, they drop out of school, have babies, no education, no way to support themselves, and they take whatever mediocre job they can find. We've been to busy to take the time out to do what we need to do for our young people." Ummm. Mr. Edwards, I'm not sure if you've looked into your health education curriculum, but the last time I checked, cheerleading did not cause herpes, AIDS, truancy, and/or unwed motherhood. Officially, for the record, Mr. Edwards, you're WAY off base here, for a myriad of reasons.
Lesson for today, everybody: Please follow the Golden Rule. It'll save us all a lot of time, money, energy and hassle.
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